THE ZAMBESI DISPUTE
(by electric telegraph—copyright.) London, January 5. LordSawsbury peremptorily ignores Portugese pretentious on the .Bights of England, and threatens immediate diplomatic rupture or worse unless satisfaction is given for Major Pinto's outrages. The report that h British fleet will rendezvous at the Tagus is believed to he premature. The Standard insists on vigorous action for the purpose of restoring English prestige in Africa. German engineers are laying mines at the mouth of the Tagus. Later. The Portugese Government have replied to Lord Salisbury's communication, but the purport of the answer is not yet known. A squadron has been ordered to Zanzibar, and eight more ships proceed to Gibraltar. The mouth of the Tagus. is being fortified with torpedoes. The English Press insists that the insult to the national flag shall be avenged, otherwise the natives of Africa will despise it. . i
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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 2729, 9 January 1890, Page 2
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143THE ZAMBESI DISPUTE Waikato Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 2729, 9 January 1890, Page 2
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